Ep 365: Football, Films, and Finances ft. Matthew Cherry

Brown Ambition

iHeartPodcasts

Careers, Education, Self-improvement, Investing, Business

4.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode sponsored by Dove's Haircare Crown Collection, the ladies are joined by Matthew Cherry. Matthew Cherry is an American film director, writer, producer, and former American football player. He is best known for the 2019 Academy Award-winning animated short film, Hair Love. The Kickstarter campaign for Hair Love raised nearly $300,000 and broke the record for the highest amount raised for any short film on the platform. They discuss his pivot from football to film making, going from being broke to successful, and his personal hair journey regarding his natural hair. Drop us a note at [email protected] or hit us up on Instagram @brownambitionpodcast. Additional Links: https://bit.ly/3YRcLzc https://bit.ly/3YSYDFz https://bit.ly/3XPvslt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you heard about the Crown Act?
0:01.9	The way black women decide to wear their hair is their choice.
0:06.3	Discrimination resulting from how we wear our hair is over.
0:10.1	Dove co-founded the Crown Coalition in 2019
0:13.5	to advocate for the passing of the Crown Act.
0:16.2	Go Dove, it's more than about braids or natural hair.
0:19.9	Professionalism needs to be defined without bias.
0:23.6	We are so excited to talk to Matthew Sherry
0:26.6	about natural hair and how it's affected his career.
0:29.5	Mandy and I want to encourage our listeners
0:32.0	to wear their hair their way.
0:34.0	Loud and proud.
0:35.9	Dove's Crown Collection is the first holistic hair
0:38.8	and scalp system designed for your coils, curls, and waves.
0:44.0	Purchase Dove's Crown Collection and kids' hair love collection
0:48.4	wherever personal care and beauty products are sold.
0:52.1	Hey, wait, how's it?
1:00.6	Always freaking it.
1:01.6	Oh, okay, I got it.
1:03.6	Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, we're back.
1:10.4	We're black.
1:11.4	We're extra black today.
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